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Traditional Irish knitwear, An Spidéal, Galway, Ireland 1 May 1913

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Turf Transport, An Spidéal, Galway, Ireland, 31 May 1913

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Currach transporting turf, River Shannon, near Athlone, Ireland, June 1913

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House in a gorse bog, South Connemara, Ireland, 29 May 1913

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Weaving, An Spidéal, Galway, Ireland, 31 May 1913

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Livestock, the day of the fair, Galway, Ireland, 29 May 1913

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Selling fish at the port of Galway, Ireland, 26 May 1913

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"Outside car" on the route from Headford to Claregalway, Ireland, 29 May 1913

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A village wheelwright in County Louth, June 1913

A wheelwright is a person who builds or repairs wheels. This man has treated his doors with the...A village wheelwright in County Louth, June 1913

A wheelwright is a person who builds or repairs wheels. This man has treated his doors with the same paint as his wheels!

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Main Ní Tuathail, a 14 year old girl from the Claddagh wearing traditional Claddagh dress. Galway, Ireland, 26th May 1913.

The Claddagh (Irish: an...Main Ní Tuathail, a 14 year old girl from the Claddagh wearing traditional Claddagh dress. Galway, Ireland, 26th May 1913.

The Claddagh (Irish: an Cladach, meaning "the shore" was a fishing village close to the centre of Galway city.

The people of the Claddagh lived quite separately from the City of Galway and retained their Gaelic customs, language
and dress well into the 1930s.

The original village of thatched cottages was razed in 1935 and replaced by a council-housing scheme.

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Two men making coracles, River Boyne, Oldbridge, Ireland, June 1913

A coracle is a small boat traditionally used in Ireland (particularly on the River...Two men making coracles, River Boyne, Oldbridge, Ireland, June 1913

A coracle is a small boat traditionally used in Ireland (particularly on the River Boyne), Wales and Scotland.

The word "coracle" comes from the Welsh cwrwgl, cognate with the Irish "currach",

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Two fishermen and a boy, An Spidéal, Galway, Ireland, 31 May 1913

Two fishermen characteristic of the west coast, gentle, pleasant and hardened to...Two fishermen and a boy, An Spidéal, Galway, Ireland, 31 May 1913

Two fishermen characteristic of the west coast, gentle, pleasant and hardened to poverty.

The boy is dressed in a skirt which is common in the region for all boys up to the age of 12.

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Mother of seven making fringes for knitted shawls, Galway, Ireland, 29 May 1913
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